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Penn State - Local AtmosphereCollege Prowler3.46
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The town of State College has been fairly judged as a party town. The town’s population and activity level rises and falls with the academic calendar. During the day, downtown State College is a decent shopping ground for any 15–25-year-old. The area surrounding State College is almost always undergoing development, with new shopping plazas, restaurants, and movie theaters being added every year. This part of town is more accessible if you have a car, though there is a public transportation system if you’re willing to keep to its erratic schedule. At night, the stores close and the bars open. It’s easy to find a party, but if you don’t want to drink or party you may be left out in the cold. Remember, if you choose to live here, that State College is the only sizable town for over a hundred miles. Other universities are only present during athletic competitions. A good season for the Nittany Lion’s football team makes for a happy populace. Students Speak Out
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PSUAS says: Penn State 2010 Architecture and Planning  |
State College is a little city,...
State College is a little city, big town. No other place is better to meet college friends that you will have for now and years to come. There's a reason why they call this place Happy Valley.
Local Atmosphere: February 20, 2009
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Anonymous says: |
The town is great. Everyone is...
The town is great. Everyone is there for Penn State. There is a lot of pride in being a Nittany Lion. On the down side, University Park is in the middle of nowhere. Pittsburgh and Philly are both about three hours away; New York City is about five. |
nsp5035 says: Penn State 2012 Other |
The Urban Farm
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Penn State though known as the big party school of pennsylvania and now in the nation according the Princeton Review, has an awesome feel that not many farming communities can develope. On the way to Penn State many will tell you all there is to see are cows, but once you hit the town young people, and a pretty town with flowers and red brick sidewalks are everywhere.
Local Atmosphere: January 22, 2010
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mmm451 says: Penn State 2010 Business |
Football Obsession
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Great football town. Great bar scene. 22 bars downtown, ranging from your local watering hole to night clubs. Isolated, kind of in the middle of nowhere. Kids from big cities sometimes miss being near a city. Campus goes nuts for football. Big party school. Weather sucks. Campus and downtown is very safe. Some shopping downtown within walking distance, but it is limited and expensive.
Local Atmosphere: December 10, 2009
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There are no other universities in...
There are no other universities in the area that I know of, unless you count the Altoona campus, which is a forty minute drive away. The atmosphere as a whole is very nice. The campus is very well-taken care of, and is a nice place to live. Downtown State College is a generally nice area, but it could use a bit of sprucing up to match the quality of the campus. Landlords and business owners seem a bit too eager to put in the money to develop new areas away from campus rather than to maintain the downtown area. |
FactsPoints of Interest
- Beaver Stadium
- Whipple Dam
- Mount Nittany
- Museum of Fine Arts
- Penn Roosevelt State Park
- Tussey Mountain
Distances
- Philadelphia - PA - 3 hours, 30 minutes
- Pittsburgh - PA - 3 hours
Major Sports Teams
- State College Spikes - Minor league baseball
Movie Theaters
College Nine Theatre
3031 Carnegie Dr.
State College
(814) 272-3050
Carmike Cinema 6
501 Benner Pke.
State College
(814) 237-1997
State Theater
130 W. College Ave.
(814) 272-0606
Premiere Theater
125 Premiere Dr..
Bellefonte
(814) 861-5006
Did You Know?5 Fun Facts about State College
• Each year downtown State College hosts the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, a huge sidewalk sale and exhibition that draws artisans from across the country and brings in over 100,000 visitors!
• On football Saturdays, Beaver Stadium becomes the third largest city in Pennsylvania.
• CNN Money named State College as the number one "singles city" in the nation.
• Rolling Stone magazine gave honorable mention to State College as having one of the best music scenes in the country.
• “Nittany” is a Native American term meaning “single mountain.”
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